An overview of the trend and status of food science and technology research in Zimbabwe over a period of 30 years

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 599-612

  Parawira, Wilson ^a   Muchuweti, Maud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Fermented foods; Fruits and vegetables; Research; Traditional foods; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349642089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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